The 61th BALTIC CONTEST (2026)
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
At the LRSF council meeting, where protocol No. 23/04-01, it was decided : According to the documents of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC EB) and the official documents of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, sports relations (QSO) with Russia and Belarus are not counted.
General rules
The Lithuanian Radio Sports Federation has the honor to invite radio amateurs all over the world to enter 61th Baltic Contest 2026
The aim: to promote radio sport in the Baltic States and to expand relations among radio amateurs of the Baltic and the World.
The object: to establish as many contacts as possible with amateur stations worldwide except contacts from Russia and Belarus.
Period: from 2100UTC May 16, 2026 till 0200UTC May 17, 2026 (3rd full weekend)
Sections:
A – single operator, CW/SSB
B – single operator, CW
C – single operator, SSB
D – single operator, assisted, CW/SSB
E – multi operator, single TX
F – SWL
Any use of DX spotting networks (Skimmer, DX cluster, sked pages and etc.) for section A, B, C is not permitted. Only one transmitted signal is allowed at any time.
Frequencies: CW (3510-3600) kHz, SSB (3600-3750) kHz.
Exchange: RS(T) and serial number starting from 001. Each station may be worked once in SSB and once in CW.
Scoring: for participants in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: each QSO with Europe counts 1 point and QSO with another continent counts 2 points.
For participants in Europe: each QSO with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania counts 10 points, each QSO with another participant counts 1 point.
For participants outside Europe: each QSO with ES, YL, LY counts 20 points, each QSO with another participant counts 1 point.
SWL report must contain both callsigns and at least one of the control numbers.
Final score: the sum of QSO points. When the number of points is equal, the criteria for priority are for better percentage of QSO confirmation; for more DX QSO.
Awards: certificates will be awarded to the leading stations of each section for every country (DXCC).
The winners of each group A, B, C, D, E and F sections in the Baltic States (ES, LY, YL) are awarded medals if there are at least five participants.
Special trophies: (trophy/donor)
| Europe MIX LP |
S.Franckevičius LY4AA |
| Baltic States LP (less than 100W output) | A.Kregždė LY2NK |
| DX LP (less than 100W output) | Latvian Radio Amateur League |
| North America | I. Žakelienė LY7B |
| Europe CW LP |
J. Norbutas LY2AT (V. Varnas LY1VV Memorial) |
| Estonia | Kaunas University of Technology Radio Club |
| Latvia | Laimonas Arulis LY1LP |
| YL (WOMAN) | This could be your trophy |
| Lithuania YL (WOMAN) | This could be your trophy |
| Youth (until 16 years) | J.Urbonas LY4T |
| Lithuania CW | M. Gresevičius (E. Gresevičius LY2OQ Memorial) |
| Oldtimer Europe (from 70 years old) | Kaunas University of Technology Radio Club (A.Macas LY2OO Memorial) |
| Baltic States QRP (less than 5W output) | Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society |
| Scandinavian countries | T. Vahk ES5TV |
| LY youth (until 20 years) | Kaunas University of Technology |
NB: Only the operators who worked non-assisted will be eligible for the special trophy.
Logs: Deadline 24th May, 2026. Electronic logs should be sent: lrsf@lrsf.lt ( CC: ly2at@qrz.lt) . Cabrillo file format is accepted.
By submitting a log, you confirm that you comply with the contest rules and agree that your result will be published on LRSF website, https://www.lrsf.lt/en/baltic-contest-2026
The log MUST show the following information: callsign, name, age, entry, power, and QSO in chronological order.
Each contact has to have correct time in UTC, frequency (or band), call, report with serial number sent, and report with serial number received. A log without all required information may be reclassified to checklog.
Disqualification: If any participant violates contest rules, referees’ committee can disqualify that participant.
Referee committee: Referee committee decision is final and indisputable.
If you wish to become a donor of a special trophy/a section winner trophy – please contact us via email lrsf@lrsf.lt
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LRSF COUNCIL